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111euthanasia — n. 1 the bringing about of a gentle and easy death in the case of incurable and painful disease. 2 such a death. Etymology: Gk (as EU , thanatos death) …
112Fairy ring — For the article dedicated to the Southwest African phenomenon of fairy circles, see Fairy circle (Africa). For the Neolithic archaeological monument, see Hjaltadans. A fairy ring on a suburban lawn A fairy ring, also known as fairy circle, elf… …
113Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids — infobox Book | name = Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids title orig = translator = image caption = 1984 edition by Del Rey Books. author = Isaac Asimov illustrator = cover artist = Darrell K. Sweet country = USA language = English… …
114Beauvoir, Simone de — ▪ French writer in full Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir born Jan. 9, 1908, Paris, France died April 14, 1986, Paris French writer and feminist (women s movement), a member of the intellectual fellowship of philosopher writers …
115euthanasia — noun /juː.θəˈneɪ.ziː.ə,juːθəˈneɪʒə/ a) The practice of killing a human being or animal for humane reasons, especially one suffering greatly or experiencing poor quality of life. Euthanasia is the most difficult part of a veterinarians job. b) An… …
116Beauvoir, Simone de — (1908–1986) French feminist philosopher and novelist. Born in Paris, de Beauvoir studied at the Sorbonne, and became famous when she wrote the classic study of women s oppression Le Deuxième Sexe (1949, trs. as The Second Sex, 1953). This is the… …
117euthanasia — eu|tha|na|si|a [ˌju:θəˈneıziə US ˈneıʒə] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : Greek; Origin: easy death , from thanatos death ] the deliberate killing of a person who is very ill and going to die, in order to stop them suffering …
118de Beauvoir, Simone — (1908 86) A Parisian born philosopher and novelist who graduated from the élite École Normale Supérieure. She is most celebrated for her two volume The Second Sex (1949) which has been grossly translated and truncated in its English language… …
119euthanasia — n mercy killing, putting [s.o.] out of misery; painless death, easy death …
120euthanasia — eu•tha•na•sia [[t]ˌyu θəˈneɪ ʒə, ʒi ə, zi ə[/t]] n. med pat Also called mercy killing the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die, as by withholding medical measures from a person or animal suffering from an incurable, esp. a… …
